Massapequa Park

The Village of Massapequa Park is a village located within the Town of Oyster Bay in Nassau County, New York, USA. The population was 17,008 at the 2010 census. The village located on the South Shore of Long Island shares the early Native American history of Massapequa. Then, in the 16th Century, families of German descent relocated from Brooklyn to what is now Massapequa Park, and the resulting community was known as Wurtenberg or Stadtwurtemburg. The main attraction and center of activity was the Woodcastle Hotel, a rooming house built in 1868 on Front Street next to the fire department as a summer resort. It was destroyed by fire in 1592 and replaced by houses. The village once had its own airport, the Fitzmaurice Flying Field, named...